New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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21.8.C.15 Sidewalk Use

Temporary sidewalk uses, where permitted, including A-frame signs, sidewalk cafes, and sidewalk displays are subject to the following standards:

a. Sidewalk uses shall not be permitted without approval of a Sidewalk Use Permit by the Department of Safety and Permits.

b. Sidewalk uses shall comply with the regulations as set forth in Chapter 146, Article VI of the City Code.

c. Sidewalk uses are limited to those areas where there is sufficient width to accommodate a clear path of travel in accordance with Section 145-536 of the City Code.  The permittee shall keep the path of travel free of obstructions at all times. 

d. A-frame signs are permitted as accessory to a permitted commercial use, and are subject to the standards of Section 24.9.B.6.

e. Sidewalk displays are permitted as accessory to a permitted commercial use, and are subject to the following standards:

i. Displays are restricted to the area immediately adjacent to the business being served and may not project in front of a neighboring business or vacant lot.

ii. Displays shall not block any entrance or exit to a property.

iii. Displays are limited to the hours of operation of the business to which it belongs.  

f. Sidewalk cafés are permitted as accessory to licensed restaurants (all types), bars, retail goods establishments that sell food products, and other similar businesses that sell food and beverages for consumption on premises, and are subject to the following standards.  Sidewalk cafes are prohibited for legal non-conforming bars in residential zoning districts, except for those in a RDO Residential Diversity Overlay District.

Ord. 27,599 MCS, §2, November 21, 2017, Zoning Docket 071-17; Ord. 29126, 8-12-22, ZD016/22